c. her being able to attend
d. not her being able to attend
20. Tony has not the least _a__ of giving up his research work. a. intention b. interest c. wish d. desire
1. We should save time and cut
unnecessary___argument (argue)
2. I felt very _thirstyafter a match. (thirst) 3. The
unemployment rate is on the rise due to the economic recession.
(employ)
4. We will postpone your _____appointment till next Monday. (appoint)
5. He felt himself quite __unworthy of her, because she was more excellent than
him. (worth)
6. Damp clothes are __unhealthy (health)
Lesson3
1 “Don’t touch the electric wire,” she screamed at her son. ____b____ a. wept b. cried out c. sighed d. insisted They stop by to see us now a. often b. usually
c. once in a while d. more often than not
2.
and then.
___c___
3. A group of kids stood by and watched the school bully beat up a smaller
boy.____a___ a. a person who threatens the weaker b. a person who deceives others
c. a gangster d. an activist
4. The soil is not difficult to till when there is a lot of rain.__b____ a. weed b. cultivate c. sow d. reap
5. He went to school in spite of the heavy rain.____a______ a. regardless of b. concerning c. with respect to d. despite of
6. I don't mean to sound ungrateful, but I really don't need any help_____b_____. a. gratitude b. thankless
c. disgraceful d. unreasonable
1. __d__ Napoleon once said, attack is the best method of defence. a. Like b. Such as
c. What d. As 2. The destruction of rainforests has been __a__ as a disaster for the environment.
a. condemned
b. condensed
c. contradicted d. congested
3 My father used to smoke more than __a__ was good for his health. a. what
b. which
c. that d. this
4 Coffeehouses at that time were __b__ by the thousands, and they were usually
men-only establishments.
a. springing out of b. springing up
c. sprung up d. sprung on
5. Most people were fast asleep when the hurricane __d__ at 4:05 pm.
a. stuck b. striked c. stricken 6. There is a __c__ of vegetable garden behind the house. a. pane b. slip
c. strip
d. stripe
7. Young children do __b__ a woman ____.
d. struck
a. tie… up b. tie… down
c. tie… in d. tie… off
8. Labor is cheap. Land is also available. __b__ money, we can borrow from the bank. a. As from b. As for c. As of d. As against 9. They looked out across the __c__ water of lagoon.
a. shining b. gleaming c. shimmering d. blazing
10. The __a__ of wheat was caused by the draught.
a. scarcity c. scare
b. scarcely d. scanty
11. Why was the tennis tournament __a__? Bad weather, I suppose.
a. called off b. called back c. called on d. called up 12. Marking homework __c__ a great deal of time.
a. takes away
b. takes off
c. takes up d. takes down
13. She caught the flu and __d__ it on to her child.
14. Since glass dishes are __b__, handle them carefully. a. breaking b. breakable a. past c. passes
b. surpassed
d. passed
c. broken d. breakably
15 No one can __b__ to waste so much time. a. provide b. afford c. supply d. equip
16. Only a sound body can house a sound __c__.
a. brain
c. mind
b. head d. wit
17. It didn’t __c__ to me that you would object. a. recur b. incur c. occur
people
like
to
a. a pleased
c. an exciting
d. concur watch
__c__
film.
18. Many
b. a delighted d. an interested
19. The house was very quiet, __a__ as it was on the side of a mountain.
a. isolated b. isolating
c. being isolated d. having been isolated
20. Having no money but _b___ to know, Tom simply said he would go without dinner.
a. not to want anyone c. wanted no one
b. not wanting anyone d. to want no one
1. He was disappointed so often that he became _hopeless. (hope)
2. It is not ____surprising that Jim got fired—he was always late for work.
(surprise)
3. When Marilyn Monroe died the press was anxious to uncover every aspect of her
_eventful career. (event) 4. At the funeral, everybody stood in
respectful silence. (respect)
5. His ___unfaithfulness nto the company sent his boss into fury. (faith) 6. Laughter was a rare ___occurrence in his family. (occur)
Lesson4
1. Whatever _C_ to that singer you used to like so much?
A. occurred B. took place
C. happened D. was happened
2. Who is the authority ___D the subject? A. in B. of C. over D. on 3. The cheque was only __C_ yesterday, so it hasn’t been cleared yet.
A. deserted B. pledged C. deposited D. deprived
4. We have no rights to interfere __A_ the internal affairs of other countries. A. in B. with C. against D. to 5. The US government threatened that it
would __C_ all its investment from that country if the country the custom duties.
A. take B. move C. withdraw D. draw
6. “Anne acts quite unfriendly.” “I think she’s __A_ unfriendly.”
A. more shy than B. shyer than C. more shyer than D. shy more than 7. I’d __A_ his reputation with other farmers
and business people in the community, and then make a decision about whether or not to approve a loan. [CET-4, 2000. 1] A. take into account B. account for C. make up for D. make out 8. The company director decided to ask the government to _D__ in the dispute and prevent a strike.
A. interact B. interrupt C. interfere D. intervene 9. In no country _A__ Britain, it has been said, can one experience four seasons in the course of a single day.
A. other than B. more than C. better than D. rather than
10. Melting snow __B_ the regular spring floods in this area.
A. shelters from B. accounts for C. consists in D. brings forth
happen to, on